simplicity or web developer friendliness as requirements?

Dear friends of spatial data on the web,

There have been several calls for inclusion of requirements for simplicity
in the UCR document. While I think simplicity is an extremely important
aspect of system design, it seems to be a very general principle, something
not exclusively spatial. For that reason I think we can't have requirements
like 'spatial data on the web should be easy to use' in the UCR document.

It is also possible to find some more narrowed down calls for simplicity,
focused on web developers particularly, asking for JSON and JQuery support
for example, or saying that expertise on geographic data should not be
necessary to work with spatial data on the web. I wonder if it is possible
to define a functional requirement in the UCR document if this focus is
applied. But again, compliance with existing standards and best practices
for web development is hard to view as something inherently spatial.

Are there people that feel strongly about having a requirement for
simplicity or web developer friendliness in the UCR document? If so, can
you suggest a way to phrase such a requirement so that it is clearly in
scope for the SDWWG?

Regards,
Frans



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